What color is #635B4D?

#635B4D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635B4D?

The RGB value is 99, 91, 77: 99 red, 91 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635B4D?

The complementary color is #4D5563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635B4D color

#635B4D rgb(99, 91, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635B4D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green and 30.2% blue (99, 91, 77).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#635B4D color codes

HEX	`#635B4D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 91, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 22%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.02, 0.65, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.02, 9.27, 85.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.226, 10.671, 8.541)`
Decimal	`6511437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635B4D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #635B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #635B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635b4d; }
.text { color: #635b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 91 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635b4d, #60634d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #635B4D?: #635B4D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635B4D?: The RGB value is 99, 91, 77: 99 red, 91 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635B4D?: The complementary color is #4D5563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.